Russia is 1.80× the size of United States
Russia covers about 16,980,000 km² (6,556,000 mi²) and United States about 9,447,000 km² (3,648,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 16,980,000km²Russia
- 9,447,000km²United States
2,000 km
- Russia
- United States
What fits
- United States is 56% of the size of Russia.
- Russia is larger by 7,533,000 km² (2,908,000 mi²), which is 80% of the area of United States.
- Measured in Belgiums: Russia is about 554, United States about 308.
How they differ
- Russia is larger, but United States has the larger population: 340.1 million against 146.1 million, 2.33× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 36 in United States against 8.6 in Russia: United States is 4.18× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,580 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Russia at 66°N is drawn about 6.1× too large and United States at 45°N about 2.0×, so the map shows Russia as 5.49× the size of United States instead of 1.80×.
- The gap between them, 7,533,000 km², is about the size of Australia (7,691,000 km²).
- At United States's density, Russia would have 610.2 million people (it has 146.1 million). At Russia's density, United States would have 81.4 million (it has 340.1 million).
- Russia's centre is 21.3° of latitude, about 2,360 km, farther north than United States's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Russia | 1.80× |
| More people | United States | 2.33× |
| More crowded | United States | 4.18× |
| Farther north | Russia | 21.3° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Russia | 6.1× against 2.0× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Russia | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 554× | 308× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 69.7× | 38.8× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 47.5× | 26.4× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 45.5× | 25.3× |
| France 548,000 km² | 31.0× | 17.2× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 5.39× | 3.00× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 2.00× | 1.12× |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Russia | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 16,980,000 km²6,556,000 mi² | 9,447,000 km²3,648,000 mi² |
| Population | 146.1 millionWikidata, 2025 | 340.1 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Density | 8.6 per km² | 36 per km² |
| Official area | 17,098,000 km²Wikidata | 9,834,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Moscow | Washington, D.C. |
| Latitude range | 41°N to 82°N | 25°N to 71°N |
| Continent | Europe | North America |
Population: Wikidata 2025 and Wikidata 2024, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 17,098,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 16,980,000 km², to within 2%.
- Our measured 9,464,000 km² is 3.8% below Wikidata's official figure of 9,834,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-11